Here’s a round-up of this week’s top stories in the global beer & cider categories. We also have similar round-ups for soft drinks & bottled water and spirits & wine.

Following last month’s referendum in the UK on the country’s membership of the European Union, the repercussions from the decision to leave have been felt far and wide. Our coverage of the fallout is growing almost daily.

Heineken has been told it is too early to seek first refusal on Vijay Mallya’s United Breweries shares.

Regardless of what country you choose or in which time period it is framed, three words can be used to characterise most early craft beer development: small, undercapitalised and ale.

Rising numbers of US craft brewers continue to push up hop acreage in the country, with levels hitting record highs for the second year in a row.

A strong three months in Europe has helped SABMiller post a 2% lift in underlying sales in its fiscal first quarter.

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Earlier today, SABMiller released a trading update, with sales in the three months to the end of June rising by 2% year-on-year. Here, just-drinks looks at the company’s top-line performance by region.

An influx of investors into SABMiller may force Anheuser-Busch InBev to raise its takeover bid by as much as US$7bn in the next few weeks, an analyst has said.

Suntory and Asahi have settled a dispute over intellectual property rights for non-alcoholic beer, according to a report.

US anti-trust authorities have sought to rein in Anheuser-Busch InBev’s distribution clout in the country, as they gave conditional approval to the brewer’s SABMiller takeover.

MillerCoors has expanded its US craft beer portfolio with a majority stake in Georgia-based Terrapin Beer Co.

Anheuser-Busch InBev is to drop a controversial US wholesaler incentive scheme to comply with conditions for its takeover of SABMiller.

Boston Beer Co’s poor year has continued as first-half sales, profits volumes and market share all declined, albeit at a slower rate than in Q1.